Division one played at Euroa and despite winning only one of three rinks, came home with the major prize.
Max Hammond’s rink was the mainstay this week. After dropping the opening two ends, Hammond’s team went into overdrive and won 18 of the remaining 23 ends, for a comprehensive and match-winning 17-shot win.
Biggles’ rink was within reach when they drew within three shots after 18 ends, but a strong Euroa rink finished better for an eight-shot victory.
Alison Hall’s rink was neck and neck for most of the day and were only a single in arrears after 19 ends.
Again, the home team was a bit stronger late, with the final margin six shots.
Seymour 12-70 d Euroa 4-67: Jenny Ridd, Bernie Dillon, Graeme Flint, Alison Hall (s) 15 lt T. Kingma 21; Linda Brown, Dot Dillon, Rob Baldwin, Max Hammond (s) 34 d A. Houston 17; Jan Wesselman, Bill Solomon, Gail Krzciuk, Rob Brown (s) 21 lt K. Sutcliffe 29.
Division two hosted East Shepp, winning two of three rinks.
John ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald made a midweek guest appearance and his rink made the early running winning seven of the first 10 ends to lead by eight. The rest of the match was even, with Seymour winning by eight shots.
Russell Locke made his midweek debut for Seymour, and this rink looked in trouble when three down after 16 ends. A great finish, winning six of the final nine ends ensured a six-shot win.
After a five on the 12th end gave them a five-shot lead, Don Prudden’s rink dropped the next seven ends and never recovered. A four on the final end kept their deficit to a respectable five shots.
Seymour 14-69 d East Shepparton 2-60: Marg Locke, Lyn Meek, Allan Welsh, Russell Locke (s) 23 d J. Doherty 17; Lynda Rohde, Maureen Prudden, Dennis Klein, Don Prudden(s) 24 lt K. Cox 29; Trish Green, Dilva Grattan, Jenny Kreemers, John Fitzgerald (s) 22 d J. Delmenico 14.
Division five also had a two rinks to one victory at home by a comfortable 16-shots.
Derek Blakeman’s rink won enough ends to be competitive but dropped a few big numbers to go down 12 shots.
In contrast, Donna Syms’ rink scored some solid numbers when it counted and thoroughly deserved their eight-shot win.
Ian Ridd’s rink had a day out. They didn’t take the lead until the ninth end, but only lost another two ends, powering away for a comprehensive 20-shot win, the best of the day and contender for best club performance.
Seymour 14-71 d Shepparton Park 2-55: Di Staples, Nick Munari, Alison Ridley, Ian Ridd (s) 32 d G. Barkley 12; Sonia Jones, Jan McCarthy, Bronwyn Allen, Donna Syms (s) 27 d N. Allen 19; Ron Ridd, Pat Dawe, Sandra O’Sullivan, Derek Blakeman (s) 12 lt M. Smith 24.
Weekend pennant
Division two hosted Shepp Park on October 21 on the synthetic and opened the season with back-to-back wins after splitting the rinks in a 12-shot victory.
Rob Brown’s rink was behind from the start and was always playing catch up. Despite winning more ends, dropping a couple of big numbers sealed their fate and they went down by seven shots.
Max Hammond’s rink was Seymour’s best. They took the lead on end two and never looked back, winning 15 ends and powering to a comprehensive 17-shot win.
Adam Ellerton’s rink led by eight after 12 ends before a mid-game slump saw them drop six consecutive ends and the lead. They regrouped, winning six of the final seven ends for well-deserved eight-shot win.
Graeme Flint’s rink looked to be cruising to victory, leading by seven shots after 18 ends. They came home in an ambulance, dropping six of the closing seven ends in a disappointing six -shot defeat.
Seymour 14-96 d Shepparton Park 4-84: Linda Brown, Bill Solomon, Milton Howell, Rob Brown (s) 19 lt G. Edwards 26; Jenny Ridd, Gail Krzciuk, Rob Baldwin, Max Hammond (s) 33 d V. Page 16; Allan Welsh, Dot Dillon, Dale Sellick, Adam Ellerton (s) 26 d K. Rogash 18; Jan Wesselman, Bernie Dillon, Brett Tarran, Graeme Flint (s) 18 lt M. Nowosad 24.
Division four welcomed Dookie to the beautiful Seymour grass. The big board showed a draw with Seymour winning three rinks to one to have the major share of the day’s points.
John Fitzgerald’s rink was hot early winning eight of the opening 10 ends. They always looked in control, but a big Dookie finish got them to with two shots at the finish.
Dennis Klein’s rink was in strife early when they fell ten behind after eight ends. They then found a hot streak, conceding only another four ends in their dominant 11-shot win.
Eliot Jarman’s rink had a good start winning the opening end with a single. A few hours later they were looking for the medication after winning only a further three ends (including a six) in a 26-shot loss.
A six on the ninth end gave Steve Reed’s rink the lead and they took control from there. They had much the better of the visitors in the back end of the game for a very convincing 13 shot win.
Seymour 11-101 drew Dookie 7-101: Lynda Rohde, Pat Dawe, Jenny Kreemers, Dennis Klein (s) 33 d N. Swainston 22; Marg Locke, Lyn Meek, Don Prudden, Steve Reed (s) 33 d B. Kirkby 20; Noel Hardwick, Maureen Prudden, Nick Munari, John Fitzgerald (s) 26 d D. Thorp 24; Trish Green, Sandra O’Sullivan, Gerard O’Sullivan, Eliot Jarman (s) 9 lt R. Nicolson 35.
Division seven made the short trip to Avenel and returned home happy after taking both rinks from the neighbours.
A four on the first end set the tone for Derek Blakeman’s team and despite a slight wobble near the finish, they led throughout and were deserved three shot winners.
Greg Quillinan’s rink was in scintillating form, allowing the home team only five ends in total, in a dominant 19-shot win. Members of this rink now have the best percentage of 239 per cent.
Seymour 14-45 d Avenel 0-23: Ron Ridd, Peter Smith, Alison Ridley, Greg Quillinan (s) 28 d G. Toy 9; Di Staples, Sonia Jones, Ian Ridd, Derek Blakeman (s) 17 d M. Gittus 14.
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